Entertaining Host

Winning Duo

Annette Bening, best actress winner for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, said she felt more like a fan than a participant. Here she shares a warm embrace with best supporting actress winner Laurie Metcalf.

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Power of the Force

Director Rian Johnson said he and actress Kelly Marie Tran, left, were newbies to the franchise when they made Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Johnson accepted the award for best movie.

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The Stars Align

Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker, shares a laugh with actress Frances Fisher. He joked from the stage about being thankful there is a "Jedi pension plan."

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Doggie Bag

Gary Oldman laughs when his wife, Giselle, unveils a surprise "plus one." Accepting his best actor award, he told the audience he met his wife after age 50 and that she is the "love of my life."

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Ladies of Lady Bird

Director Greta Gerwig,left, and stars Saoirse Ronan, center, and Laurie Metcalf share a laugh before dinner. Gerwig and Ronan presented Metcalf with the best supporting actress award. Gerwig said about Metcalf that there wasn't a day that "she didn't inspire me and blow me away."

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Veteran Salute

Ken Sturdy, 97, with his daughter Zoe Bowie, accepts the award for best time capsule for the film Dunkirk, presented by AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins, right. Sturdy served in the British Royal Navy and took part in the real World War II rescue.

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Team Effort

Get Out stars Betty Gabriel and Marcus Henderson accept the award for best ensemble. Gabriel said she was looking forward to meeting Alfre Woodard, who presented the best actress award to Annette Bening.

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An Uplifting Moment

Young actress Valeria Cotto, who gets a lift from The Florida Project director Sean Baker, cracked up the crowd when she said, “Where can I sign up for this?” The film’s star Willem Dafoe, far left, and costar Christopher Rivera celebrated winning best intergenerational movie.

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The Greatest Thing

Accepting the award for best grownup love story from director Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman star Keala Settle sang her thanks with lyrics from a Nat King Cole hit: “The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”

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The Shape of Friendship

Actress Blythe Danner presented the best supporting actor award to Richard Jenkins for The Shape of Water. While accepting his award, Jenkins jokingly thanked fellow nominee Sam Rockwell for “being too young to win this.”

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In the Moment

Best director winner and Oscar nominee for The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro waxed philosophical about moviemaking and life, saying, “I have the absolute certainty that we live our lives for the last three minutes.”

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Past Made Present

Actress Shari Belafonte recalled the spirit of her activist/entertainer father, Harry Belafonte, while giving the best documentary award to producer Hébert Peck for his film I Am Not Your Negro.

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